| I was watching an interview with Charles | | | | rather protecting the super star from |
| Barkley. His basketball career was being | | | | damaging relations within the team.So often |
| discussed. He was asked to rate the great | | | | in sports we see super stars hired for their |
| players during his 1985-1990 years.Charles | | | | names. They come in and get their stats and a |
| declared Michael Jordan #1 and Barkley #2. | | | | bigger name for themselves, but do nothing |
| The commentator, to clarify the statement, | | | | for the team. They think they are the team, |
| asked Charles if he thought himself better | | | | they ignore the team, or they look down on |
| than Magic Johnson. Charles replied, "Yes." | | | | the individual members of the team. It's the |
| The commentator then asked Charles if he | | | | same in business. Headhunters supply hotshot |
| thought of himself as better than Larry Bird. | | | | executives and turn-around experts who come |
| Charles replied again, "Yes."Barkley went on | | | | in and make bold moves, increase stock prices |
| to explain why. He felt that both Magic | | | | or public confidence and move on.Super stars |
| Johnson and Larry Bird belonged to better | | | | in sports and business are great, if they can |
| teams, so they seemed better because they | | | | communicate with team members. Teambuilding |
| were playing with other great players. I | | | | begins with knowing our roles, forming |
| would disagree. The title "great player" or | | | | mentoring relationships, building trust, and |
| "super star" doesn't mean anything if their | | | | improving the team.In Mr. 3000 Bernie finally |
| team is not involved.I left the interview and | | | | gets a hit, T-Rex joshes him and begins to |
| watched a segment of Mr. 3000, a feature film | | | | show leadership. The team begins to think |
| starring Bernie Mac. In the movie, Bernie | | | | like a team, act like a team, and play like a |
| plays a one time great player, who has | | | | team. They rally for the play off run.If the |
| returned to Major League Baseball after a | | | | super star works without team members, team |
| discrepancy in his hit totals was found. He | | | | members gain nothing. If the super star works |
| joins his old team at the end of a season to | | | | in spite of team efforts, then the |
| get a few more hits. He's having a hard time | | | | organization gains nothing. If the super star |
| fitting in and the team is almost out of | | | | works only for himself, then the team |
| contention for the play-offs.After a losing | | | | members, the organization, and quite possibly |
| game, T-Rex, the current super star of the | | | | even the super star gains nothing.Author Don |
| team is being interviewed in the locker room. | | | | Doman: Don is a published author of books for |
| T-Rex blames the loss on his teammates. He | | | | small business, corporate video producer, and |
| believes that he did his job. He's about to | | | | owner of Ideas and Training ( which provides |
| make even nastier comments when Bernie steps | | | | business training products. Don also owns |
| up and draws the reporters over to himself | | | | Human Resources Radio ( which provides |
| and away from the new super star. He meets | | | | business training programs and previews |
| T-Rex later in the parking lot and explains | | | | 24-hours a day. |
| that Bernie wasn't looking for glory, but | | | | |